Read this excerpt from Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times: 1769–1776 by Charles Carleton Coffin. Paul Revere sees the muzzle of the pistol within a foot of his breast, but it does not frighten him.
"Ah, gentlemen, you have missed your aim."
"What aim?"
"You won't get what you came for. I left Boston an hour before your troops were ready to cross Charles River.
Messengers left before me, and the alarm will soon be fifty miles away. Had I not known it, I would have risked a
shot from you before allowing myself to be captured."
Which statement best describes the characterization techniques used in this excerpt?
The author uses Revere's thoughts to reveal how he feels about the king.
The author uses Revere's statements to show his confidence in his mission.
The author describes Revere's actions to create conflict.
The author includes Revere's thoughts to make his character more realistic.

I'm pretty sure it's B but if it's wrong I'm sorry.

Explanation:

The dude above me is correct

Explanation:

teenagers are certainly stereotyped as moody.

most people view teenagers as naturally moody and grumpy, even when this is wrong. many teens are suffering from depression but it is brushed off as "just a phase" or "that's just cause they're a teenager"

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."